The Department of Justice's (DOJ) latest disclosure under the Epstein Files Transparency Act -- a long list of names as disparate as Janis Joplin, Julian Assange and former Vice President Dick Cheney -- has sparked an outcry on Capitol Hill, where lawmakers are accusing the DOJ of failing to comply with its final obligation under the law.
In the wake of Jimmy Kimmel's suspension, social media uncovered an old clip of Vice President JD Vance promising to protect opposing views.
Christine Lagarde, the head of Europe's most important financial institution, plans to leave her job before her eight-year term ends in October 2027, the Financial Times reported.
U.S. public approval of Donald Trump's immigration policies fell to the lowest level since his return to the White House, amid signs he is losing support among American men on the issue, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll.
The Trump family company has filed to trademark the use of the president's name on airports but says it doesn't plan on charging a fee ... read more
... USAG Pam Bondi ...
Steeleye Span - Alison Gross (1973)
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Lyrics excerpt ...
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[Verse 1]
Alison Gross that lives in yon tower
The ugliest witch in the North Country
Has trysted me one day up to her bower
And many a fair speech she made to me
She stroked my head and she combed my hair
She set me down softly on her knee
Saying if you will be my lover so true
So many good things I would give to you
[Pre-Chorus]
Away, away, you ugly witch
Go far away and let me be
I never will be your lover so true
And wish I were out of your company
[Chorus]
Alison Gross she must be
The ugliest witch in the North Country
Alison Gross she must be
The ugliest witch in the North Country
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@#14 ... Well, there you go again. Trump, Trump, Trump. Why not make the same argument that you wanted Bush, Obama, and Biden too? ...
Your left out fmr Pres Clinton.
Here's an interesting article ...
The one weird court case linking Trump, Clinton, and a billionaire pedophile (2017)
www.politico.com
... A woman who claims in a lawsuit that she was lured into a sex-trafficking ring run by billionaire Jeffrey Epstein contends that the depravity began at a Florida resort now known as the winter White House: Mar-a-Lago.
Virginia Giuffre's civil suit, scheduled to go to trial here later this month, threatens to expose new details of a long-running saga tying together President Donald Trump, former President Bill Clinton, Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta, and other prominent figures, including Harvard Law professor Alan Dershowitz.
Epstein, a well-connected Manhattan money manager and philanthropist, was once a regular at Mar-a-Lago and an active supporter of the Clinton Foundation"repeatedly lending his 727 jet to Clinton for trips overseas. Dershowitz defended Epstein amid an investigation into his involvement with underage girls more than a decade ago, and it was Acosta"then the U.S. attorney overseeing south Florida"who allowed Epstein's case to be resolved in state court in 2008.
The scandal has spawned a series of drawn-out civil suits, including Giuffre's.
Giuffre, formerly Roberts, claims she was 15 and working as a towel girl at Trump's posh Palm Beach club when she was recruited nearly two decades ago into sexual slavery by socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, then Epstein's girlfriend.
A lawyer for Trump says the president was unaware of any wrongdoing by Epstein. ...
@#8 ... Trump still thinks his name has a high dollar value. ...
Like this?
Judge Sides With Residents Who Want Trump's Name Off Their NYC Building (2018)
www.npr.org
... A judge in New York has ruled that residents of Trump Place, a condominium building on Manhattan's West Side, have the right to remove President Trump's name from the building if enough of them approve of it.
The ruling by New York Supreme Court Judge Eileen Bransten marks a defeat for the Trump Organization, which had argued that removing the name would violate the building's licensing agreement.
The company has had to contend with a growing number of commercial and residential buildings, including several outside the country, that want to remove Trump's name.
In New York, several other apartment buildings along the Hudson River have taken the same step. The Trump Soho, a condo hotel opened with great fanfare a decade ago, has been rechristened the Dominick. ...
This song popped up on a playlist here recently ...
Association -- Never My Love (1967)
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Lyrics excerpt ...
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[Verse 1]
You ask me if there'll come a time
When I grow tired of you
Never, my love
Never, my love
[Verse 2]
You wonder if this heart of mine
Will lose its desire for you
Never, my love
Never, my love
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The MAGA cult's adulation of Pres Trump?
Looks that way ...
Another view...
Lagarde to leave ECB early to prevent Le Pen from picking successor
www.yahoo.com
... Christine Lagarde is poised to quit as European Central Bank (ECB) boss early over fears Marine Le Pen could pick her successor if she wins the French election.
Ms Lagarde's term expires in October 2027 but the French presidential election falls six months earlier in April.
Polls suggest that National Rally's Ms Le Pen or her deputy Jordan Bardella are on course to win, raising fears they might use the ECB selection process to undermine the central bank's independence.
Ms Le Pen no longer calls for France to ditch the euro as its currency. But Mr Bardella has said the ECB should bail out the indebted French government by buying more of its bonds.
Ms Lagarde, who once served as finance minister in a centre-Right French government, is expected to quit early because of these concerns, the Financial Times reported.
Leaving her post before France goes to the polls would keep Emmanuel Macron in control of France's input into the ECB decision.
"The intent would be to future-proof the ECB from the far Right, under the assumption National Rally win the French presidential election," said Andrzej Szczepaniak, an analyst at Japanese investment bank Nomura. ...
I found this ...
Shia LaBeouf demands 'free me' after battery arrest in Mardi Gras meltdow
www.foxnews.com
... Shia LaBeouf broke his silence Wednesday, nearly 24 hours after he was arrested on simple battery charges in New Orleans.
"Free me," LaBeouf wrote on social media just after 2 a.m. Earlier in the day, the "Transformers" actor was spotted celebrating Mardi Gras and dancing on Bourbon Street with his release papers in his mouth, WGNO reported.
Prior to his arrest, LaBeouf showed off an arsenal of colorful Mardi Gras-themed baubles in a selfie shared on X.
LaBeouf's whirlwind day began with an early-morning bar fight in the Faubourg Marigny district of the city. Authorities responded to a simple battery on the 1400 block of Royal Street at approximately 12:45 a.m. Tuesday where two male victims reported being assaulted, according to the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD). ...
@#171
Got links?
thx.